Olivia Brand Senior Project

Olivia Brand Ms. Anderson Senior Seminar 3/19/18 Research Paper #2: Career Paths For innovative and ambitious people, the beauty and wellness industry is a great place to be and pursue in a career in because it is really taking off and turning into something big because self-care and wellness are very trendy and on the upswing right now. It is an industry that requires creative and qualified employees and offers many opportunities to grow as a business leader and entrepreneur - especially as a woman. Not only do you need artistic abilities, you also need the skill of connecting and communicating effectively with your clients in order to make them feel confident, beautiful and empowered with their new look that you as a makeup artist created for them. There are many paths one can choose to go down in the beauty/wellness industry including the entertainment industry, freelance work, special FX, Broadway, high fashion, photo shoots, or creating your own brand or spa. Beauty and wel...

Olivia Brand Ms. Anderson Senior Seminar 3/16/18 #1 Research Blog: History of Cosmetics Someone struggling with acne would find it really difficult to find affordable products that are healthy and effective for ravaged skin. This got me thinking and brought me to my research question: How can I create affordable skin care with quality ingredients that young girls and boys my age can afford? Makeup and skincare have really negative connotations in society today - many people believe that makeup is superficial and a way to hide who you really are, but many believe the opposite and this research project in focusing on the side of makeup being used as a tool of empowerment. Makeup and skincare have allowed a plethora of people to feel confident, empowered and when they’re not self-conscious about their skin they can think about other things they might need to think about as a young person. Although not talked about a lot, this issue affects so many young people who have a hard ...

Reflect on progress made on Senior Project during the break. Establish more specific goals for the the next two months, as specifically as possible. Complete the planning doc linked below. Over the break I got the internship that I was hoping to get with Paradox Beauty in San Francisco. I am super excited because Elise (the founder) told me that I would kind of get to take my internship in any direction whether that's social social, product developement, creative projects, etc. I thought a lot about what I would want to work on during the internship and I think it would be awesome to shadow her directly as the CEO and learn about what it is like to be a women as an Entrepeneur. As she is doing literally my dream job I think it would be cool to get some insight but also zoom in on some of the challenges that I would face being a women in power.  Some goals I have for the next coming weeks: Actually visit the Paradox space, and meet the team Let Elise know specifically what i...

For this week there was only so much I could do! I have a phone meeting set up for tomorrow with Elise (the CEO of Paradox) which is really exciting. I plan on talking to her about what she will need from me and my requirements for the project to see if it will be a good fit. I also have a list of questions that I am going to ask her at the end of the interview so I can learn a little bit more about her and her brand to make sure that I want to support her and her company. Over president's week, I think it would be wise to start thinking about what I want my final product to be, and I also think it would be helpful to kind of organize my time and my internship hours in order for me to know what I'm in for in the coming weeks. I don't have too many conflicts... but I would say babysitting will be hard to manage, staying in shape and making sure I have time to be active which helps me stay focused, and making sure on days where it's more relaxed that I use my time wis...

ROUGH THOUGHTS I have lots of different ideas for what I want to do, but, I want to make sure that I am finding an internship that will be very exciting, fulfilling, and hopefully beneficial to my future. I also want to have a project that I am REALLY excited about so that’s why I am going to be very picky about the decisions I make - just a heads up. I found this woman named Elise Gabriel based out of LA and SF, and she is basically everything that I want to be. She runs a very successful fashion/lifestyle/beauty/wellness blog and she is the CEO of her brand new organic skincare company called ‘Paradox’. I have been in contact with her and am hoping to land an internship with her/at her company because I am thinking about creating my own mini organic skincare line for my project to dip my feet in the water of this field! I also am very passionate about forming connections with others and having an impact on my community so if I can figure out how to tie that it that would be aweso...